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North Texas

FBSI · 1981 Season · Final

Rock Bottom
Record
2–9
0.182 Win %
Conference
—
0–0 in FBSI

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
62
1953–2026
All-Time Record
303–376–11
0.447 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#9
2025
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 1 · Top 25: 7
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 4 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 3 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare North Texas head-to-head · History & Eras

1981 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 8Kentucky (KENTUCKY)H2HSEC3–8L 6–28
3Week 3 · Sep 15SMUH2HIND SWC10–1L 7–34
4Week 4 · Sep 22Texas (TEXAS)H2HIND SWC10–1–1L 10–23
5Week 5 · Sep 29Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)H2HIND SLC1–9–1L 11–34
6Week 6 · Oct 6Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)H2HIND B87–5L 0–9
7Week 7 · Oct 13New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)H2HIND MVC3–8W 38–16
9Week 9 · Oct 27Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)H2HIND SLC6–5L 6–7
10Week 10 · Nov 3Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)H2HIND FBSI9–2–1L 0–22
11Week 11 · Nov 10Auburn (AUBURN)H2HSEC5–6L 0–20
12Week 12 · Nov 17UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)H2HIND FBSI5–6W 17–14
14Week 14 · Dec 1San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)H2HIND PCAA9–3L 16–28

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
6.158
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-32
-40+8
  • UL Monroe +5
  • New Mexico State +3
  • SMU -1
  • Texas -1
  • Southern Miss -2
  • San José State -3
  • Oklahoma State -5
  • Texas Arlington -5
  • Auburn -6
  • Kentucky -8
  • Louisiana -9

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #121Better than 12%
Win % Place 121stBetter than 12%

0.182 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#118Regular Season Final#120Post-Season W1#121Post-Season W2#121Post-Season W3#121Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-22
-27
-13
-23
-9
+22
-1
-22
-20
+3
-12

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#681976#141977#141978#911979#531980

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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